Apparatus for piece dyeing



Oct.4 1927.

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Application filed November 4., 1925. Serial 1%. 66,818.

'lhe invention relates to a process and apfor piece dyeing of goods,-such as broadcloth, silk goods, cotton goods, Worsted goods, mixed piece goods, and the like.

'In the art of piece dyeing various processes are employed by which piece goods are exposed to all kinds of shrinkages from to according to the nature and mix- 1 ture of the fabric and in the dyeing or finish- *ing process will have to be tentered or An object of 'the stretched out again to the desired or necesxsarv width to remove the excess shrinkage. It is well known in the treatment that through this process of shrinking and stretching of the texture and especially so in crepe twistfabrics defects occur, known as breaks, :crowfeet, chafe marks. torn edges. &c. The greatest harm is done in the so-called pin or rope dyeing where up to ten or more pieces are arranged in .rope or strand formation and separated by a pin rack thereby causing.

chafc marks and streaky dyeing of pieces.

invention is to provide a simple. practical and comparatively inexpensive. construction for enabling the goods to be maintained at the desired width and 7 length and conveniently handled during such "ifipcrations. as boil-oil, bleaching, washing,

dyeing and finishing where the goods are exposed to excess shrinkage and to enable the goods, while held and prevented from such excess shrinkage to be handled more expeditiously and with a saving of time,

.labor and expense and at the same time expose the goods more completely to the aforesaid operations to enable the sameto be performed more quickly and the goods more i uniformly and eifective'ly treated whether or not the goods be dyed.

Furthermore, it is an object of the inven- -mannlaetnrer. or any other desired matter to be placed on the goods at the edge thereof during the dyeing operation by forming the '1 letters or other characters of undyed por- .tions of the fabric for positively indicating the origin and genuinenessof the goods.

lVitli these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out ,inthe claims hereto appended, it being understoocl that v arious changes in theform, proportion and minor details of construction to enable the name of the goods, the

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail longitudinal sectional view, of a portion of the front of the machine.- illustrating the arrangement of the chains, the tape and the means for feeding the goods.

Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating the "manner of mounting the feed table.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional View illustrating the manner of applying the goods and the tape to the chain. I

Fig. 8' is a detail elevation of a portion of one side of the fabric holding drum.

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail sectional view of one side of the central portion of the drum illustrating the arrangement of the links.

Fig. 11 is a detail view illustrating the .manner in which the links of the chain build up on. the drum.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of one of the links. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 14 is a transverse sectional view of one of the links. 5

Fig. '15 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. i

. Fig. 16 is a detail transverse sectional of the guide rolls.

,view illustrating the construction of one v Fig. 17 is a detail sectional view illustrating a portion of a belt for maintaining the goods the proper width and length.

Fig.18 is an enlarged transverse sectional view illustrating the construction for supporting the rear flights of the cloth carrying chains.

" -Fig. 19 is a detail perspective View of the supporting board shown in Fig. 18.

Fig; 20 is a detail sectional view illus trating the c'onstructionof the name plates. In the accompanying drawings in'which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the machinecomprises in its construction spaced sides 1 and suitable conneoting transverse frame members and it' is equipped at itsfront end at opposite sides with upper, lower and intermediate brackets 2, 3 and 4, the upper brackets being preferably formed integral with the sides of the frame and the intermediate and lower brackets being preferably constructed separate from and suitably secured to the sides of the frame, but the brackets may be constructed in any other desired manner, as will be readily understood. -The lower brackets 4 are provided with bearings 5 for the reception of a shaft 6 of a roll 7 upon which is wound the fabric or woven goods 8 to be dyed or otherwise subjected to operations which cause a shrinking of the fabric; While the lower brackets 4 are shown equipped with a single set of bearings, any number of sets of bearin s may be employed within the capacity of t e machine for enabling aplurality of rolls'of' woven oodsto be simultaneously operated" on by t e machine. For convenience of.il-' lustration only a single piece of woven fab:

ric is illustrated andfthe woven fabric may be of any character, either silk, wool, or cotton, orfa mixture thereof which it is desired to treat and subject to such opera-" 'tions as boil-ofipbleachmg, dyeing, washing,'finishinguand the; like. The body 'por tion of the roll 7 is preferably constructed of wood and the cloth extends upwardly from the cloth roll to a front guide roll 9' provided with a shaft 10 journaled in outer earings 11 of the intermediate-brackets 3. The front guide'i'rojll is located at the front or outerlendsio-ftlie intermediate brackets 3' which support a feed table 12 and which are also provided at their inner ends with bearings 13 in which are journaled "a shaft 14 of an inner lower guide roll 15 located in rear of and at the same elevation as the front guide roll 9. The feed table 12 which is constructed of wood or any other suitable material is secured to transverse" bars 16 preferably constructed of wood and mounted upon arms or'brackets 17 bolted or otherwi'sif'secured to the intermediate brackets of the frame of the'machine and extending upwardly from the inner sides .of the said intermediate brackets, as clearly illustrated in Fig.6 ofthe drawings. The front and rear transverse edges of the feed table are preferably beveled as shown, to

conform;,to the contours of the uide rolls properly engage its side edges with links 18 of side chains 19 located at opposite sides of the machine and provided with means for engaging the side edges of the cloth for maintaining the proper width and length of i as boil-oil, bleaching, dyeing, washing and finishing. operations is prevented and it is unnecessary to tenter or stretch the goods after such operations to remove excess shrinkage and restore the goods to their proper width and len 'th and the injuries to the goods and 'loss incident to such tentering or stretching operations are eliminated. f In practice, the chains-which are reeled from one drum to another are composed of the said links18 detachably and flexibly connected with one. another by means of transverse pivot portions 20 and bearings 21 similar' to the links of an ordinary sprocket chain. Therbearin s 21 are open at the top and the links a iacent to the pivot portions are constructed to conform to the configuration of and pass through the recesses or openings at the top of the bearings 21 by relative lateral movement of the links in the usual manner. Each link which is composed of an outer inner'and'intermediate portion is provided at the outer portion with a substantially. rectangular opening 22 to receive sprocketssfor projections of rotary elements over wliiellr tlfe. chains pass. The intermediate portiorr'23 of the link consists of a horizontal web and a vertical reenforcing web or flange, as shown, but it may be of any other desired construction, and it is provided with a vertically disposed supporting flange 24 extending longitudinally ofthe chain and having its 'upper face arranged in substantially the same plane as the upper edges of the outer portion of the link tii cooperate with the upperzedg'es of the said i outer and intermediate parallel flanges26 extendin longitudinally of the chain and adapted to fit in annular grooves of the chain drums, or other rotary elements over which the chains pass or on which the same are wound or coiled. These flanges 26 prevent anymovement of the links laterally of Width and length during such operations Excess shrinkage during such the intermediate and outer 'flanges 28 are adapted to engage the, outer side and suprises,

the chains and in addition, to engagiii'the annular grooves of the drum and guide rolls,

porting flange of the supporting link when )one'link is placed upon anothezg'as clearly illustrated in Fig. of the drawings. This will interlock the links when the chains are "coiled around the chain drums and enable the chains to withstand the lateral strain incident to the tendency-of thecloth'to shrink.- :The channel at the inner portion ofthe link spaced projecting pins 28' which are adaptthe links; :The pins orprojections are pretei ablyarranged' two rows in staggered relation, as clearly shown in Fig 7 of the drawings, to -permit' either a fiat/tape 29,- v [or a cord to be employed for holdingthe i cloth iii-engagement with the pins when the pins are used without the name plates here--' matter described. As illustrated in Fig. 5 "of the drawings, the chains are fed up .wardly and forwardly from a chain drum to the guide roll lo and they pass upwardly around the front and top portions of the-said guide roll 15 and receive the chains extend rearwardly from the guide roll '15 and pass beneath a guide rol13 1located above the guide roll 15 and having its shaft "32 located slightly in rear of the shaft 14 o'f'the guide roll'15. The links 18 have a clothntthetop ofthe said roll 15. The

"slight,curvature longitudinally. of the chain,

I as clearly illustrated in Fig. 13 of the draw- "inc-s to'enable the chain to be coiled on the '-''chain drums and to build up upon one another, as shown in Fig. 11.

lhesidc cdgesidlhe'clrilh are properly engaged with the pins of the links and'as the chains and the cloth travel rcarwardly beneath the guide roll31,.thc pins will be caused to perforate the cloth and also per foratc the hat tape 29 which passes downward from an'overhead tape supply reel 33 having a shaft '34 which is 'ournaled in suitable bearings 35 01 the top bracket 2. A

pair of tapc..-supply rccls is provided and they are'lo ijcd at opposite sides of the front portion of the frame of the machine at the topthcreot. The chains. the cloth and fthe tapes travel upwardly and rcarivardly fronrthc lo-n'er peri iihery ot' the guide roll 31 and are subjected to sullicient pressure and tension to positively engage the tapes hand the'cloth with the projecting pins of the chains and the tapes will operate to maintam thesldeedges'ot the cloth eecurely on the pins ofthe links during the various op- "erations-to which the cloth maybe subjected. When itis desired to employ a cord 5 instead of a, flatl'ape, the cord will pass h, between the rows of projecting pins,tl1e pins ace 3 of one row being preferablylocated' op posite the pins of the other row, as shown "in Fig.10.The core will lie between the rows of pins or projections and each succeeding layer pr convolution will bind the previous layer or convolution on the drum.

' The guide roll 15 may consist of a body portion 36 of wood, or other suitable material, and beprovided with metallic end sections 37 provided with annular attaching flanges 38 which cap theends of the body gaging the shaft to maintain the same rigid and hold the roll against relative longitudi nal move'ment; Any other suitable means may of course be employed for mounting the guide roll 15 onthe shaft 14. The peripheral portion 40 of the metallic end sections of the guide roll 15 is provided witha pro-- jecting annular flange 42 and it has inner outer-and intermediate annular grooves l3 to receive-the lower flanges of the links of the chain whereby the links ofthe chain are intcrlocked with themetallic end sections of the guide roll leandare held'against relative lateral movement. By this construction, the chains are maintained in proper spaced relation and if desired, the wooden body portion 36 may be omitted as the cloth will be supported at its side edges by the chains which will maintain the cloth the proper width and length. Projections of ,other forms may be provided and such projections may be'iu the form of a name or device for indicating the origin and genuiueness of the fabric. lVhen projections of this character are employed, the portion of the cloth pressed against the characters by the tape will be practically unaffected by the dye and will leave undyed portions of the cloth at the side edges. In this manner,"the name of the manufacturer, the name of the cloth, or any other device or trademark may be applied to the sidc'edges of the goods. These name plates 27 are preferably mounted upon the plates 27 and arranged between the pins thereof. lhe plates 27 iarc'provided with dove-tailed grooves 27" to receive thename plates and the side edges of the latter are oppositely beveled to conform to the configuration of the sidewalls of the doye-tailed groove. Also, the groove or channelH-in the inncrxportion of the links is also preferably dovetailed-to interlock the plates carrying the pins with,,.the-inner portions of the links; Both the pin carrying plates and the name platcsmay be securely fastened in their respective dove-tailed grooves by meansof a screw 27 mounted in a threaded perforation of the inner portion of the link and extending upwardly from the lower face of the same into registering apertures in the pin carrying plate and the name plate. Any

other suitable means may of course be empltziyed for securing the plates to-the links an this construction will enable .the name or stencil plates to be changed as required to suit the character of the goods erated on. Also, instead of employing the c ains, flexible members for engaging and holding the cloth and maintaining the same the proper width and length. may be in the form of belts 44 as illustrated in Fig. 17 of the drawings. The belt 44 which may be constructed of any suitable material, is provided at its upper face adjacent to its inner edge with a longitudinal channel 45 in which 1s secured a thin strip 46 of suitable metal provided at its u per face with projecting pins 47 prefera 1y arranged in two rows with the pins in staggered relation in the said strip 46 and is secured by rivet-s 48, or other suitable fastening devices to the belt. The belt is provided at its lower face with a longitudinal recess 54%) forming a shoulder for interlocking the belt with the drums or other rotary members over which the belt may pass or on which the belt is coiled and suitable openings 50 and laterally extending grooves 51 are provided in the belt for the reception of hooks similar the guide roll "guide roll to the hooks 67 (see Fig. 10) or other suit able fastening devices for securin the 'convolutions of the beltto the sides 0 the drum to prevent lateral movement of the-belt on the drum when the belt is subjected to the tension of the cloth incident to the tendency of the cloth to shrink when subjected tothe aforesaid operations.

The chains arefed from'the chain drum 30 and pass upwardly and rearwardly from 31 to an upper intermediate 52 having a shaft 53 jour'naled in suitable bearings 54 mounted upon brackets projecting rearwardly from the topiportion of the frame. The upper intermediate guide roll 52 may consist of a body portion of wood or other suitable material and mewheels 57 and 58 and having their upper flightstraveling ovenithe' side portions of the inclined supporting board, preferably in recesses thereof. This construction w1l provide a su port for'the cloth holding chains and the cloth and will reduce the friction to a minimum. The inclined supportopenings.

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with integral hub-portions 72 exten ing outing board and the endless sprocket chains at opposite sides of the same may be omitted if desired. The cloth ca'rrying chains and the cloth travel rearwardly from the guide roll 52 to a rear chain drum 59 and the equipped withendless chains 62 arranged on sprocket wheels 63 and adapted to receive and support the traveling cloth carrying chains and prevent the same from sagging between the guide roll 52 and the rear drum 59.

Each of the chain drums is composed of a pair of sides consisting of discs constructed of relatively thin metal as clearly illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawingsand provided with outwardly extending peripheral flanges 64 and radial ribs 65 which re inforce and stiffen the sides of the drum. The sides of, the drum present smooth inner faces and are rovided at intervals with radial slots 66 which are adapted to receive suitable fastening devices 67 for securing the chains 19 to the sides of theldrum when the chains are coiled around the same as illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11. The chains are provided at intervals with recesses 68 formed in' the upper portions of the outer sides of the links at intervals and adapted to receive the fastening devices 67 which are preferably in the form of hooks provided at their inner ends with bills 69 and; having threaded outer portions 70 for the reception of thumb nuts 71. The fastening devices extend through the recesses and the bills 69 engage the recessed links interiorly ofv the openings 22 thereof and the thumb nuts engage the outer faces of the sides of the drum and hold the links securely against inward movement away from their pro er position adjacent the inner faces of the si es of the chain drum. Any number of the fastoning devices 67 may be employed and the arrangement of the radial slots or openings 66 Wlll enable the fastening devices to be readily engaged with the recessed links occurring opposite the said radial slots or Any other suitable fastening device may of course be employed for connecting the chains with the sides of the drum for holding the chains against inward move- The sides of the drum are rovidecl wardly from the discs and keyed or otherl wise secured to the shaft on which the drum is mounted and provided also with a clamping screw 73 for engaging the shaftto rigid 1y; fasten the side of the drum to the shaft and hold the said side ofthe drum against movement longitudinally of the shaft.v The sides of the drum are provided at their inner faces with annular chain supporting mam;

74, each-consisting of a fiat ring 75 and an annular inwardly projecting flange or'cylindrical portion 7 6 extending from the outer edge of-the flat ring 75. The flat ring 7 is boltedorotherwise secured to the inner face of the ,side of the chain drum and the cylindrical chain supporting portion is provided in its outer face with inner, interme-,

portion of the member 74 is preferably re- 'diate and outer circumferential recesses or grooves 77, 78 and 7-9 which receive the lower flanges of the contiguouslinks of the chains. The cylindrical chain supporting in the cloth firmly in engagement with the projecting pins of the traveling chains before the cloth reaches the guide roll 31 and is engaged by the tapes. The pressure roll 80 isiprefenably mounted oil suitable shaft 81 which lSfiOllIDfilGd in suitable bearingsor arms or links 82 extending downwardly and forwardly from the shaft-32 and pivotally connected with the frame by the said shaft. This construction will permit the pressure roll to rest upon the chains and the guide roll 15 and will facilitate the feeding of the cloth to the cloth engaging means of the chains and will hold the cloth in .engagement with the pins until the cloth is positively confined on the pins or other cloth engaging means by the tapes. I

Any suitable means may be employed for driving the machine and in the operation thereof the cloth carrying chains are run 0 of the drum SQ'and onto the drum 59 and when the cloth'carrying chains with the cloth are arranged on the drum 59, the cloth will be spirally coiled 'or rounded with the convolutions of the coil or round in spaced relation and in astr'etched condition and the space between the side chains will de tcrmine the width of the cloth and the amount of shrinkage permitted the 019th when the same is subjected to such operations as boil-oii', bleaching, dyeing, washing, and finishing and will maintain the cloth at a predetermined length and Width and prevent excess shrinking of the cloth. At the same time the cloth will be rolled on a drum or reel in convenient form to enable it to be readily handled for carrying out the aforesaid operations which may be performed more rapidly, thoroughly, uniformly and without in3ury to the cloth. Also,

,ings, the openings in the clot chains are adapted to'permit the chains to the; pperation of tentering or stretching which has heretofore been necessary torremove the excess shrinkage is eliminated.

Shrinkage varies greatly with the. different kinds of piece goods and the sides of the chain drums with their chain supportmg means are adjustable-toward and from each other on the chain drum shaft by means of the clamping screws so that the desired .width and length of a piece of goods may be retained and a limited amount ofshrink: age permitted during such operations as boil-'ofi", bleaching, dyeing, drying.- While 53.

the cloth carrying chains are shown: wound upon a-rcel or drum in the form of apparatus illustrated in the accompan ing draw h carrying be engaged by sprockets of ordinary sprocket wheels so that the chains and; the

cloth carried thereby may be run intoia boil.-

er, dyeing vat, or other receptacle, and may extend back and forth in the same in spaced 1 layer formation to arrange a piece of. goods in relatively compact form to conveniently treat the goods in the aforesaid operations. The form of the apparatus may vary but if retaining the cloth at apredeterminedwidt and length, a limited amountof shrinkage may be permitted and'the shrinkage may be controlled and excess shrinkage prevented. ,Als0,d\10 t() the arranging of tit) apiece ofcloth in spacedlayer formation whether the cloth carrying chains or members he Wound upon a reel or extendback and forth vertically or horizontally in/a vat or other re.-

ceptacle,' the goods may'be'handled more ex- -peditiously than heretofore and may] he treated more uniformly with less labor and expense, and without the damage to the goods caused by tentering or stretching after dyeing and without the streaks and imperfect dyeing resulting from the, dyeing of goods when there are a plurality of tigicle', ff nesses of the fabric in close contact. No

claim is made in the present application to the process as this forms the subject matter of a separate divisional copending applica- T' ti'on filed March 9, 1926, Serial No. 93,480. 1

'F'What I claim is: 1. An apparatus of the class described, in

'cluding spaced flexible cloth carryingmerm bers, clamping means for securing piece goods at their side edges to the said mem bers', means for maintaining the flexible cloth carrying members the desired distance lit) ap'fit and means for windingthe cloth car rying" members with the cloth thereon spi rally in spaced layers with both faces of the cloth exposed for boil-off, bleaching, dye.

ing' and drying the said goods and forpermitting free passage of liquid throu'ghthe goods.

2. An apparatus of the class described, includin spaced cloth carrying members,

means for securing a piece of raw cloth at its side ed 5 to the said members, means for maintaining the flexible cloth carrying members at' the desired distance apart and stenciling means carried. by the flexible members for excluding dye from portions of the said goods during dyeing of the same whereby a stencil is formed of undyd portions of the goods.

3. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members, clamping means for securing a piece of cloth at the side edges to the said members to maintain the cloth at the desired width and length, and a drum having the flexible members coiled on it to support the cloth in s aced layer formation and exposing both aces of the-cloth to the liquid and permitting free passage of the .liquid throu h the coiled-cloth.

4. n apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members providedwith projections arranged to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof to'retain the piece of goods at the desired width and length, means for maintaining the goods in engagement with the projections of the cloth carrying members, and. means for winding the cloth carrying members with the goods thereon in spaced layers for boil-ofi', bleaching dyeing and drying operations.

5. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members provided with projections arranged to engage a pieoe'of goods at the side edges thereof to retain the piece of goods at the desired width and length, tapes extending longitudinally of the cloth carrying members and maintaining the goods in engagement with the said projections, andv means for winding the cloth carrying members with the goods. thereon in spaced layers for boil-ofl', bleaching, dyeing and drying operations,

6. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members provided with projecting pins arranged in rows and adapted to engage apiece of goods at the side edges thereof, tapes ex tending longitudinally of the flexible cloth carr ing members and confining the piece of goo s on the pins, and means for winding the cloth carrying members and the tapes in spaced layer formation for boil-ofi', bleaching, dyeing and drying operations.

7.. ,An apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members provided with projecting pins arranged in rows and adapted to'engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof, tapes extending longitudinally of the, cloth carrying members and arranged between the rows" of pins and confining the goods in enga ement with the said pins, and means or cluding spaced flexible cloth carrying mem- 7o bers provided with projections of type formation and adapted to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof, and tapes extending longitudinally of the cloth carrying members and confining the goods in engagement with the said projections whereby when the piece of goods is subjected to a dyeing operation the portions of the piece of goods in contact with the said projections will be left undyed for-printing on 39 the side portions of the goods.

9. An 'apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members provided with projections of type formation adapted to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof, rows of pins projecting from the cloth. carrying members and arranged adjacent the said projections for engaging thepiece of goods, tapes extending longitudinally of the flexible members and fitting against the said goods to v maintain the same in engagement with the projections and also in engagement with the pins, and means for windingfthe cloth carrying members and the tapes' in spaced layer formation for boil-off, bleaching,.dyeing and drying operations.

10. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced flexible cloth carrying members provided with projections of type formation adapted to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof, rows of pins carried by the cloth carrying members and located at opposite sides ofthesaid projections tapes extending"longitudinally of the cloth carrying members and arranged between the-rows of pins and maintaining the goods in engagement with the pins and with the projections, and means forwinding thecloth carrying members and the tapes in spaced layer formation for boil-off, bleaching, dyeing and drying operations.

11. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced cloth carrying chains composed of links and provided at-their inner portions with aligned channels, plates arrangednn the channels and provided with pro ecting means for engaging a piece of cloth at the side edges thereof, flexible means extending longitudinally of the pins and arranged to engage the goods at the side edges thereof,.,to retain the said goods in engagement with the said projecting means, and means, for winding the cloth carrying chains with the goods thereon in spaced layer formation for boil-off, bleaching, dyeing and drying operations.

12. apparatus of the class described, including spaced cloth carrying chains composed of links hinged together and having inner portions provided With dove-tailed channels, dove-tailed plates fitted in the channels and provided with spaced projectingpins, and stenciling or' marking plates mounted on the said'plates between the pins thereof,- and flexible means extending l0ngitudinally of the chains and arranged to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof to retain the same in engagement with the pins and with the stenciling and marking plates. i

13. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced cloth carrying chains composed of links hinged together and provided at their inner portions with channels, plates arranged in the channels of the links and provided with spaced projecting pins and having a groove located between the pins,

stenciling or marking plates mounted in the grooves of the said plates,and means for maintaining a piece ofgoods in engagement with the pins and the stenciling or marking plates. v

let. An apparatus of the class described, including spaced cloth carrying chains composed of hinged links provided with means for engaging a' piece o't' goods at the side edg'esthereof, said links being also provided at one face with a plurality of flanges extending longitudinally of the chain, and a drum provided at its central portion with a plurality of annular grooves arranged to receive the said flanges to prevent lateral movement of the chains. 15. -An apparatus of the class described, including spaced cloth carrying chains provided with means for engaging a piece of goods at the side edges thereof and having spaced. flanges extending longitudinally of the chains, and a drum adapted to have the chains coiled on it for supporting a piece of cloth in spaced layer formation, said drum being composed of spaced sideshaving inwardly extending cylindrical portions provided with annular grooves adapted to receive the said flanges'of the links.

16. An apparatus of the class described, including a chain drum composed of spaced sides provided with inwardly extending cylindrical portions having annular grooves, means for adjusting the sides'of the drum towardland from each other, and spaced cloth carrying chains adapted to he wound on the cylindrical portions of the sides oitlie drum, and means tor securing the side edges of a piece of goods to the chain.

17. An apparatus of the class described, including a chain drum having spaced sides adjustable toward and from each other and provided with cylindrical portions having annular grooves,-said drum being also provided in its sides with openings, spaced cloth carryin chains having means for engaging the grooves of the sides of the drum, and fastening means operating in the openthe links of the chainwhen'the latter are coiled'on the cylindrical portions of the" drum.- 18. An apparatus of the class including a chain drum composed of spaced d escribed,

sides having radial openings and provide'df with cylindrical chain receiving portions; spaced cloth-carrying chains adapted tob coiled on the said drum and provided with Q links having openings at their outeusides, means located at the inner sidesofjthe links for retaining the side edges of apiece of cloth thereon, and fastening means oper-- ating through the openings of the sidesof the drum and engaging the outer portions of thelinks at the openings'thereof.

19. An apparatus of theclass described,"

including a chain drum composed of spaced sides provided with hubs extending out- Wardly from the sides, cylindrical chain su porting members secured to-the sides of t c drum at the inner facethereof, cloth car:

rying'chains adapted to he wound on the chain receiving portions of the drum and composedof links provided attheirouter portions with sprocket openings, certainof the links having recesses communicating with the open1ngs,'means for'securingthe .side edges of a piece of goods to the'links at the inner portions thereof, and-fastening devices mounted on the sides of the drums. and fitting in the said recesses ofthe links and having means for sprocket openings.

20. An apparatus of the class-described;

including a chain drum provided with spaced sides having cylindrical chain recelving portions provided with annular grooves, and spaced cloth'carrying chains composed of links having outersprocket portions and innerploth receiving portions,

said links being zilso provided with spaced flanges adapted to engage the groovesot the drum, and contiguous. links'to interlock the? links with one another and-with the drunr' Whcnthe chains are coiledthereon.

21. An apparatus of the class described," including a drum having spaced sides pro' vided with chain receiving portions having grooves and spaced cloth carryingchains composed of linksdiaving cloth engaging means and provided at one face'with a plu-= rality of flanges and having 'at the oppositeface a projecting supporting flange, said flanges being adapted to engagethe grooves of the drum and to interlock the links-of the chains when the latter are Wound around engaging the adjacent,

spaced chain'receivingrportions,'spacedcloth carrying chains adapted to he Wound on one.

drum and to be unreelcd therefrom onto the agoods and permit the same to be engagei-l one drum to the other and With'the chains, and means for guiding the chains adjacent the feed table in position to receive the said goods.

23. An apparatus of the class described, including a frame, a pair of chain drums mounted'jn the frame and provided with spaced chain receiving portions, spaced clot h carrying chains adapted to be wound on one drum and to be unreeled therefrom onto the other drum and provided with means for engaging a piece of goods at the side edges thereof, a cloth uiding roll arranged at-the front of the tab e, and a chain guiding roll located at the rear of the table in position to permit the 'cloth to be engaged with the chains. 24. An apparatus of the class described, including a frame, a pair of chain drums mounted in the frame and provided with spaced chain receiving portions, spaced cloth carrying chains adapted to be wound on one drum and to be unreeled therefrom onto the other drum and provided with means for en'gagih a piece of goods at the side edges thereof, acloth uiding roll arranged .at the front of 't e tab e, and a chain guiding roll located a the rear of the table in position to ermit"the cloth to be engaged with the chains, the chains and the ends of the chain guiding roll being-provided with coacting interlocking means for maintaining the chains in spaced relation.

25. An apparatus of the class described,

including a frame, a pair of chain drums,

spacedcloth carrying chains adapted to be wound on the drums and to be reeled from provided with cloth engaging projections, a feed table, a chain guiding roll located adjacent the table and arranged to support the chains in 'position to permit the cloth passing over the table to e-engaged with the projections of i the chains, tapes adapted to extend longitudinally of the chains, and means for guiding the tapes onto the chains for confining the cloth in engagement with the said projections. r

26. An apparatus of the class described,

7 including a frame, chain drums n'iounted on a the frame, spaced'chains adapted to be wound on-the drums and to be reeledfrom one drum to the other, a feed table, a cloth guidingroll located at the front of the table,

aqcha'in guiding roll located at the back of the table and arranged to support the chains in position to permit the cloth to beengaged with the chains at theback of the table, tapes adapted to extend longitudinallyof the chains to confine the side e ges of the cloth in engagement with the said I chaids and tape gu ding rolls located abpve and in rear of the said chain guide roll for guiding the tapes onto the chains.

27. An apparatus of the class described, including a frame, a feed table located at the front of the frame, a pair of chain drums mounted in the frame in rear of the table; cloth carrying chains adapted to he wound on the drums and to be reeled from one drum to the other and provided with projections arranged to engage a p.ccc (f goods at the side edges thereof to retain the goods at the desired width and length, means for guiding the'chains to a point adjacent' the rear end of the table to permit cloth passing over the table to be engaged with the projections of the chains, tape reels located above the tables, and tape guiding rolls located above and in rear of the chain guide roll and forming a guide for the chains and the tapes for feeding the tapes onto the chains.

28. An apparatus of the class described.-

projections arranged to engage a piece-of goods at the side edges thereof to retainnthe goods at the desired width and length, means for guiding the chains to a point adjacentthe rear end of the table to permit cloth passing over the table to be engaged with the projections of the chains, tape reels lo cated above the tables, tape guiding rolls lo cated above and in rear of the chain guide roll and forming a guide for the chains and "thejtapes for feeding the tapes onto the chains a cloth guiding roll located" at the front of. the feed table and a cloth roll mounted on the frame and located beneath the table. I

29. An apparatus of the class described, including a frame, a feed table located at the front of the frame, a pair of chain drums mounted in the frame in rear of the table, cloth carrying chains adapted to be wound on the drums and to be reeled from one drum to the other and provided with projections arranged to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof to retain -the goods at the desired width and length, means for guiding the chains to a point adjacent the rear end of the table to permit cloth passing over the table to lee-engaged with the. projections of the chains, tapereelslo- "cated above the tables, tape guiding rolls located above and in rear of the'chain guide roll and forming a guide'for the chains and the tapes for feeding the tapes onto the chains, spaced upper, front and rear guide rolls and between the upper front guide roll and the tape guiding rolls.

30. An apparatus of the class described, including a frame, a feed table located at the front of the frame, a pair of chain drums mounted in the frame in rear of the table, cloth carrying chains adapted to be Wound on the drums and to 'be reeled from one drum to the other and provided with pro- )ECUOIIS arranged to engage a piece of goods at the side edges thereof toretain the goods at the' desired Width and length, means for guiding the chains to a point adjacent the rear end of the table to permit cloth passing over the table to be engaged with the projections of the chains, tape reels located above the tables, tape guiding rolls located above and in rear of the chain guide roll and forming a guide for the chains and the tapes {or l'eeding the tapes onto the chains, spaced upper, front and rear guide rolls located above the drums and receiving the chains and the tapes, cloth supporting members located between the upper guide rolls and between the upper front guide roll and the.

tape guiding rolls, and endless sprocket chains located at opposite sides of the cloth supporting members and receiving the cloth carryingchains;

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

- THEOPOR J. BACHOFEN. 

